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Alec Kapicak

Software Engineer
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About me

Hello, my name is Alec! I am a software engineer pivoting from a professional background as a medical consultant for high-profile stakeholders and celebrities, nearly a decade of working in emergency medicine, and an educational background in philosophy. I am passionate about education, sustainability, collaboration, and leveraging my analytic problem solving skills to deliver efficient technical solutions that are clean, maintainable, and impactful. I thrive in high-stakes, team-oriented environments by fostering positive team dynamics through exceptional communication and leadership.

Driven by a deep-rooted belief in the potential of technology as a force for good, I am committed to working on projects that have a positive social impact and contribute meaningfully to society. I am determined to be part of an environment that encourages a growth mindset and facilitates a culture of empathy and inclusivity, ensuring that the technology we create is a driving force for human potential and social progress.

Please feel free to reach out to me at amkap12@gmail.com and let's discuss exciting new projects or how I can contribute to your company and community goals!

Preferred locations

  • Boulder, CO
  • Denver, CO
  • Broomfield, CO
Open to other locations and/or remote work

Previous industries

  • Hospital & Health Care

Skills

  • ActiveRecord
  • CSS3
  • Django
  • Figma
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Projects
  • Heroku
  • HTML5
  • Miro
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Postico
  • Postman
  • Python
  • Rails
  • Render
  • RSpec
  • Ruby
  • Software Architecture
  • SQL

Currently learning

  • AWS
  • JavaScript

Projects

BookHaven

BookHaven

Project scope time 65 hours
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Tools Used

  • CSS3
  • Cypress
  • Django
  • GitHub
  • Heroku
  • HTML5
  • JavaScript
  • PostgreSQL
  • Python
  • React
  • Redux
  • TypeScript

This fullstack application was designed to streamline the inventory management of Little Free Libraries. It aims to connect books to readers in the most efficient way possible. The application allows one to keep track of books in a library and explore the books in libraries near you, ensuring that each story finds a reader.

The backend of this app utilizes Python, Django, Pytest, PostgreSQL, and is deployed on Heroku. The front end uses JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Redux, Cypress, HTML, CSS, and is deployed on Vercel.

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Draft Madness

Draft Madness

Project scope time 120 hours
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Tools Used

  • ActiveRecord
  • CircleCI
  • CSS3
  • HTML5
  • PostgreSQL
  • Postman
  • Rails
  • Ruby

Draft Madness is a fullstack, service-oriented Rails application that brings the excitement of March Madness to your fingertips. It allows users to participate in a thrilling fantasy game where they draft their own set of teams from the 64-team pool and earn points based on the multiplier of each team's seed. Enjoy the excitement of March Madness with Draft Madness!

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